Ornamental novelty device



May 2, 1950 s. H; BURGER 2,506,197

ORNAMENTAL NOVELTY DEVICE 7 Filed 001;. l, 1948 FIG. .2.

INVENTOR. /7 804 I H. auesse,

ATTORNEYS.

Patented May 2, 1950 ORNAMENTAL NOVEL'IYDEVICE S91 H: Berge ewe ki J-Application October 1, 1948, Srial No. 52,311 v9, Clai (01. air- 15.5,),

1 in nti nreletes-t qeeqreti e dev i more particularly to an improvedornamental n velt devieetq be he nt e-here et 9 n th losed tq h e tcihandleba e ndi e y sun ortedbi the e ter; th d e re tive Vde i e eel-iin e plurality 9i lat fiexi: h s e -mite nest in Super mpes d eletie hipwith es eet tse el o h r d elted 4. 911 eae other lon i folq .liis lin.rmecliete their ends to form abulge, the folded streamers eigten in ohe bulge throu h a d Q t O the aperture in the closed end of tl e grip,the per- $101 18 of the streamers along and adjacent the bu being emreein upper ed lei th we; of the grip I is am n he eb ee e the n en oprovide an improved ornamental deviee comprising a group offlexibleelements or streamers att heb e to e e d ree we of e ie or motor-cycle,whieh' deviee is' easy to attach to a hand grip and requires 'noimportant mam-- fication of-the latter and does not interfere in any waywith the normal use of the'grip, and whigh is simple and durable inconstruction, economical-to manufacture, and neat and attractive inappearanoe.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a considerationof the followin description and the .appended claims in conjunction withthe accompanying drawing, wherein:-

5 Figure 1' is a perspective-view ofanornamental 1 deviceillustraltiveof the invention Figure 2 is a longitudinal medial cross-section of afragmentary portionof the device illustrated in Figure 1 showing thedetails ofc'onstruction of the device;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectionsimilar to Figure 2 but taken ina plane disposed substantially at right angles to theplane of thesection of Figure -2- and is taken i substantially on the line3-3 ofEigure2;

Figure A is a view similarv to-Figure- 2' but, showing a somewhat.modiiied form .of fastenin element for the device;

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Sta ti'ally entrel ening or n tiire ies'i a er :be ie e v b eev tfl fiteeisiip t P p d re liii' heqiien n 1 if nte eel edielsheul erilt hteste et i may lee 9r e 9 m t ee or I3 are inserted through the apertureis in the end wall l5 of the grip and then allowed to separate by theresiliency of the material of the fastener to overlie the internalshoulder l8 of the grip thereby firmly securing the fastener in thegrip.

After the fastener has been allowed to expand in the grip the sleeve I4is pushed forwardly to cover the folded-over portions of the streamersl2 and the portion of the fastener extending out of the grip beyond theouter surface of the end wall l5, as is clearly illustrated in Figures 2and 3.

Sleeve M not only constitutes a cover for the fastener, but also restsagainst the'acljacent end of the handle-bar grip to tighten theconnection between the streamers and the grip and hold the streamers inplace and, by closely surrounding the folded-over portions of thestreamers, maintains the shape of the device and secures the streamersagainst removal from the fastener. It also adds a decorative factor tothe ornamental device, as it may be given a color contrasting with thecolor of the streamers.

The fastener [3, as illustrated in Figures 2 and 3, has portions of itslegs spaced from the bight 2t spaced somewhat more closely than thelength of the bight to provide a necked-in portion receivable in therestricted aperture it in the end wall of the grip. In the form offastener illustrated in Figures 4 and 5, the legs 23 are somewhatshorter than the legs of the fastener I3 of Figures 2 and 3 and extendsubstantially straight from the bight 24 to the upset end portions 22 sothat the aperture H5 in the end wall of the grip is somewhat larger thanthe aperture [6 or is slightly elongated to receive the wider spacing ofthe fastener legs and thus effectively hold the fastener againstrotation relative to the grip. As stated above, the upset end portions22 are disposed substantially perpendicular to the corresponding legsand the legs are inwardly curved, as indicated at 25 at the inner endsof the upset portions 22 to avoid too sharp a bend in the legs.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figures 6 and 7, thefastener 26 is in the form of a U-shaped staple having a transversebight 2i and divergent legs 28 pointed at their outer ends.

In this arrangement the flexible elements or streamers l2 are folded,substantially at their middle length locations, about the bight 2? ofthe staple 25 with the legs of the staple extending along the streamerstoward the ends of the latter. The streamers are inserted through theaperture [6 of the grip H and the staple 26 is disposed entirely withinthe grip with the pointed ends of its legs imbedded in the shoulder itof the grip and its bight 2? spaced from such shoulder. As the staple isbeing forced into the internal shoulder of the grip, the points of thestaple are spread apart, so that, as the strips or streamers are pulledto force the staple into the shoulder, the pressure exerted by thefolded-over portions of the streamers on the bight of the staple acts topull the two pointed ends of the staple into the shoulder of the grip indiverging relationship to each other, thus providing a flrm and secureconnection between the streamers and the grip. In this case, it is notnecessary to use the sleeve id as no portion of the fastener or staple26 is exposed at the outside of the grip.

In each case the fastener provides an extremely convenient means foreasily and firmly attaching the streamers to the grip so that thestreamers cannot be accidentally separated from the grip and so that thestreamers can be attached to an existing grip by merely inserting thefastener through the end wall of the grip.

The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departingfrom the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The presentembodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects asillustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention beingindicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoingdescription, and all changes which come within the meaning and range ofequivalency of the claims are, therefore, intended to be embraced.therein.

What is claimed is:

1. An ornamental novelty device comprising a hollow body having aninternal shoulder, a U- shaped fastener having an intermediate bight anda pair of legs, and an elongated flexible element folded intermediateits length about the bight of said fastener, said fastener having theend portions of its legs remote from said bight engaging the internalshoulder of said hollow body to attach said flexible element to saidbody.

2. An ornamental novelty device comprising a hollow body having aninternal shoulder adjacent one end thereof, a U-shaped fastener havingan intermediate bight and a pair of legs, and an elongated flexibleelement folded intermediate its length about the bight of said fastener,said fastener having the end portions of its legs remote from said bightengaging the internal shoulder of said hollow body to attach saidflexible element to said body at said one end of the latter. 3. Anornamental novelty device comprising a hollow body having an internalannular shoulder adjacent one end thereof, a U-shaped fastener having anintermediate bight and a pair of leg and a plurality of superposedflexible elements folded intermediate their length about the bight ofsaid fastener, said fastener having the end portions of its legs remotefrom said bight engaging the internal annular shoulder of said body atany selected rotational position relative to said body to attach saidflexible elements to said body at said one end of the latter.

4. An ornamental novelty device comprisin a hollow body having aninternal shoulder adjacent one end thereof, a U-shaped fastener havingan intermediate bight and a pair of legs, and an elongated flexibleelement folded intermediate its length about the bight of said fastener,said fastener having the end portions of its legs remote from said bightengaging the internal shoulder of said hollow body to attach saidflexible element to said body at said one end of the latter, saidfastener having intermediate portions of its legs extending through saidhollow body from the exterior to the interior of the latter, and upsetportions of said legs at the ends thereof remote from said bightoverlying said internal shoulder.

5. An ornamental novelty device comprising a hollow body having aninternal shoulder adjacent one end thereof, a U-shaped fastener havingan intermediate bight and a pair of legs, and an elongated flexibleelement folded intermediate its length about the bight of said fastener,said fastener having the end portions of its legs remote from said bightengaging the internal shoulder of said hollow body to attach saidflexible element to said body at said one end of the latter, saidfastener having intermediate portions of its legs extending through saidhollow body from the exterior to the interior of the latter, and upsetrecurved portions of said legs at the.

fastener having the end portions of its legs remote =5 from said bightengaging the internal shoulder of said hollow body to attach saidflexible element to said body at said one end of the latter, saidfastener having intermediate portions of its legs extending through saidhollow body from the exterior to the interior of the latter and portionsat the ends of its legs remote from said bight extending substantiallyperpendicularly to the intermediate portions of said legs and overlyingsaid internal shoulder.

'7. An ornamental novelty device comprisin a hollow body having aninternal shoulder adjacent one end thereof, a U-shaped fastener havingan intermediate bight and a pair of legs, and

an elongated flexible element folded intermediate its length about thebight of said fastener, said fastener having the end portions of itslegs remote from said bight engaging the internal shoulder of saidhollow body to attach said flexible element to said body at said one endof the latter, said fastener being disposed entirely within said hollowbody and having its legs pointed at the ends thereof remote from saidbight and engaged in said internal shoulder.

8. An ornamental novelty device comprising a hollow body having aninternal shoulder adjacent one end thereof, a U-shaped fastener havingan intermediate bight and a pair of substantially parallel legsextending through said one end of said body and having portions of itslegs at the ends thereof remote from said bight engaging said internalshoulder to connect said fastener to said hollow body, the bight of saidfastener being disposed outside of said body and spaced from said oneend of the latter, foldable elements folded intermediate their lengthover the bight of said fastener, and an ornamental sleeve surroundingthe folded-over portions of said elements and the portion of saidfastener disposed outside said body.

9. An ornamental device comprising a hollow body having an internalshoulder adjacent one end thereof, a U-shaped fastener having anintermediate bight and a pair of substantially parallel legs extendingthrough said one end of said body and having portions of its legs at theends thereof remote from said bight engaging said internal shoulder tooperatively connect said fastener to said hollow body, the bight of saidfastener being disposed outside of said body and spaced from said oneend of the latter, and foldable elements folded intermediate theirlength over the bight of said fastener.

SOL H. BURGER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 552,159 Weaver Dec. 31, 1895587,956 Goodman et al. Aug. 10, 1897 779,788 Kroder Jan. 10, 1905FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 213,359 Switzerland Oct. 16, 1941OTHER REFERENCES American Bicyclist and Motorcyclist, September 1948, p.90.

